Isaac Amissah-Aidoo

Isaac Amissah-Aidoo is a Lawyer and Ghanaian politician. He was a member of the first parliament of the second Republic of Ghana. He represented Assin constituency under the membership of the progress party (PP).[1]

Isaac Amissah-Aidoo
Member of the Ghana Parliament
for Assin
In office
1 October 1969 – 13 January 1972
Preceded byMilitary government
Personal details
CitizenshipGhana
NationalityGhanaian
Alma materUniversity of Ibadan,University of Dublin, Trinity College
OccupationLawyer

Early life and education

He was born on 1927. He is an alumnus of the University of Ibadan where he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in law. He also attended University of Dublin where he obtained another Bachelor of Arts degree in Law and later attended Trinity College. where he obtained his Masters of Arts degree in Law also He worked as a Lawyer (Practitioner of law) before going into Parliament.[1]

Personal life

Amissah-Aidoo is a Christian.[1]

Politics

He began his political career in 1969 when he became the parliamentary candidate for the Progress Party (PP) to represent the Assin constituency in the Central Region of Ghana prior to the commencement of the 1969 Ghanaian parliamentary election.

He was sworn into the First Parliament of the Second Republic of Ghana on 1 October 1969, after being pronounced winner at the 1969 Ghanaian election held on 26 August 1969.[2]

He was the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly in 1969.[3]

References
  1. Ghana Parliamentary Register 1969-70. Office of the National Assembly, Accra. 1969. p. 156.
  2. The birth of the second republic. Editorial and Publishing Services. 1969. p. 119.
  3. The Legon Observer - Volume 7. Legon Society on National Affairs. 1972. p. 41.


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